Sofa-bedstead.



R. GOOPBRSMITH.

SOFA BEDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1910.

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PatentedJune 13, 1911,

R. GOOPBRSMITH.

'som BEDSTEAD APPLIOATION IILED JU1IE24, 1910.

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-*resident-bf the: city of St. Louis and State of I, Honor-Pr! 000macitizen of the'United States, and a a: it 1 known that Missou ri,haveuinvented anew and u eful T Iniprovement in Sofa-Bedsteads. of whichthefolbwmg is a specification.

This invention relates to sofavbedsteads,

- has for'itszprincipal objects to produce aconverti'ble sofaandbedstead of simple and compact constructionwhich is light and rigidand easily folding frames so that they will not accidentally attaincertain advantages hereinafter-more y fully appearing. I

The-invention consists in the parts and n in the arrangements andcombinations of they oecur, Figurel is an en stead;

parts hereinafter described and claimed.

' In the accompanying" drawings which form partcf th" specification andwherein symbols refer to like arts wherever one of the and members ofthe frame removed; Fig. :2 is a similar View ShUWlfl $h8 deviceeonverted into a bedinsection andpartly in elevatiom showing a pivotandbearing for the reversible seeso" line M of Fig. 3'; and Figs. 5 and 6are tion of the frame; Fig. 4A is a section'onthe fragmentary views,onan enlarged scale, showing-the action of the 'snpporting legs for thereversible frame.

The main or body frame of the sofa comprisesend members 1 which areconnected at b0ard 3.' As shown in the drawings, the end I their up andatt eir lower front portions by abasemembers l'are ,in-the form ofclosed panels;

but obviously s.t-hesame maybe .made as open frames; and; in so far. asthe general arrangement of the main frame of the sofa braces may besubstituted for the boards 2 andB. nt

tastings, ,Thebex frameis triangu T tr" verse SQCtlOflj thatas, it com-sis concerned, it may be of anydesirable con-- strnetion. That is, crossbars and suitable of, aresecured noeketcastings or members 4.

Tnlnmons 5go'nthe oppositeends of are i ramble ebox frame 5 areionrnaled in thes which are rigidly connected by suitable 1on eonemen;

operated, to balance the fold when opened as a bed, and to elevationwith sofa main ig. 3 is a fragmentary View; partly" vforwardly. I w JThe vertical members: of the triangular .86

-posite ends. by

r rear portions by aback board 2, i which rest on the-floor.

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ilmer faces of the end membersi oft-he main framemear the frontedgestherew over on its pivots 15 'v \e'li .mattress 20 s assumes fhoxiipon'v inally clined of tnm'gular end f ames or members, f

STATES PATE T OFFICE! "QB-1211301223 cooransm rnyor spa noo s m xssopmgitudinal members (not shown) and Suitably braced; The inclined membersof the triangular end frames are extended rearwardl as at 7 and having aback frame 8- pivotallgiconnected thereto, as at. 9.,

- Upholstered cushions l0, 11 arerespeot-ively secured ionthe ble frame6 and on 'biwk frame 8 to constitute the seat andhaek "for the sofa.Preferably, the cushions 10.1

' and topside of the reversi th front sid of the ll are ma'dein onecontinuous 1068 the cover ngj material is alsepre era tended over thefront of the'fraine Gasat 12,.

The end members of the back frame '8 are extended downwardly beyond a;the pivots}! and have elongated members bars la-rig.

Y idly secured at right angles tWeto; 1.-he

outer-ends of themembers 13 restnomngllj on stops or brackets 1* whichare-secured the outer sides of the horizontal I, the triangular andframes of the frgsng 6; and the ends of the members are normallysupported on or breskets 15 which are secured oaths-inner faces of theend members 1 of the maimirame ,Byi i this means, the seat is supportedin position and the-b, k se-hldkfmfi n tim end frames of the from 6 are"extended downwardly as at 16 and'ar fivetelly at; t aehed to cornerextensions 17 asecondary 1 frame 18, ,This Be ondaryframe i also tr1-angular 1n transverse sect on, It is ported at the lowermost corners of,its 9%:-

caster wheels orrollers 19 .A mattress 20 is mounted the. odiimehtinclinedsides of the frames 6c 18 and on" I The triangular end of -theondary frame 18 are .soproportionedwifla ,r pee to those reversible.frame-6,

that when said 'eversible frame d side on which one end of the tal '38shown in Fig. .2,thenor- .also s w a hon.

,zontal incthe seme p'lm 'Pate tedmnqm;

5 inner its'normally 10.5

h I the secondary frame- 18 0 11 whiehthe middle portionof the mat- 119tress 20 is mounted back -frar'ne8is also straightened out in the sameplane when the legs or supports 13 reston the floor. In this position,the

frame 8 is supported near its outer corners by legs or supports 21 whichare pivotally mounted on the opposite ends of the frame. Preferably,said pivotal legs 21 each have a longitudinal slot 22 therein whichslidably fits a headed stud 23 projecting over the outer side of theframe. have notches 24 in their ends so as to re ceive locking studs orpins25 which project from the frame members adjacent to the studs 23.The'slot, notch and cotiperating studs are so arranged that when thestud 23 is at the bottom ofthe slot 22, the stud also rests on thebottom of the notch 24. By this arrangement, the pivotal legs are heldagainst accidental collapse ,ivh'en theframes are arranged as a bed. Afolding frame '26 is mounted atthe inner upper edge of the secondaryframe 18 so that it can be: collapsed out of the way y when it isdesired to move the frames 6 and is such't I 40 18 to the positionsshown in Fig. 1, and raised to constitute a pillow rest when frames areopened as a bed.

By. the herein described construction, the

sofa can bereadily converted into a bed and as readily restored to itsnormal condition. The reversible framejwhich carries the seat and middleportionof the mattress being pivoted at its opposite ends and near thevertical side thereof, the pivotal connection between thereversibleframe and the secondary frame is nearly in vertical alinement with theaxis ofv thesupporting pivot studs and the proportionate leverage of thedevice at or near the pivot points between the reversible and secondaryframes without tilting thereversible frame; and the reversible frame issupported at its outer edge by the back frame which is supported on itslegs 13, 21.". 4

Obviousl the device admits of considerable mod' cation without departingfrom my invention. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to thespecific construction and arrangement shown.

- WhatI claim is I I *1; sofa-bedstead comprising a reversible framewhich is triangular in transverse section,-said frame having a seat onone ofits' sides and a mattress on another of its sides, a back framepivotally mounted on mattress side of said reversibleframe when saidreversible frame at the normally rear edge thereof, said back framehaving a mattress on its rear side and being arranged and adapted to bemoved in alinement with the the latter is .reversed to bring itsmattress uppermost, and a secondary frame pivotally connected to the.lower front ed 0 of said'reversible frame, said secondary tame The legs21 alsothe into the same horizontal plane, whereby said at'a great w'eiht can be sustained being also triangular in transverse'section. amattress on one side of said secondary frame, and said secondary framebeing arranged and adapted to be folded under said 7 reversible frame inthe normal position thereof and being also arranged and adapted to bemoved into a position with its mattress side'in the'same plane as thatof the mattress sides of thereversible frame and back frame,respectively, when the same are in horizontal position. Y

'2. A sofa-bedstead comprising a mainframe, areversible frame cp votallymounted at its OEPOSIEG ends on sai mam frame, said reversi le framebeing triangular in trans- '-verse section, a secondary frame pivotallyattached to said reversible frame, said reversible frame having a seaton one of its sides and a mattress on another of its sides, and saidsecondary frame also having a 'mattress on one of its sides, said twomentioned framesbeing so arranged and adapted, that when said reversibleframe is reversed tobring its mattress side uppermost in ahorizont'alplane, the mattress side of said secondary frame issimultaneously brought correlated-sides of. the two mentioned framesform a continuous mattress support, and a back frame pivotally connectedto the normally rear edge of said reversible frame, said back framehaving a mattress on its rear side and being arranged and adapted to bemoved with its mattressside in alinement with thematt-ress side of saidreversible frame in the opened position'thereof.

3. A sofa-bedstead comprising a reversible frame -which is right angledtriangular transverse-section, said frame having one of its right-angledsides foremost and normally vertical, and being pivoted at its oppositeends near said right angled. side, and the other ,right angled sidebeing normally uppermost in a horizontal plane and I having a seatthereon, a mattress mounted on the inclined under side of said frame, asecondary' frame pivotally connected to the lowermost corner of saidreversible frame, said secondary frame being also triangular in- 7transverse section. and being so proportioned with respect tosaidreversible-frame that it lies normally under the latter, one side ofsaid secondary-frame having a mattress thereon and being arrangedand'adapted to assume a horizontal position in the same plane with themattress side of said reversi- 'ble frame when the latter is reversed tobring its mattress side uppermost in horizontal position, and abackframe pivotally mounted on the rearmost corner of said reversible-frame,said back frame having a mattress on'its rear side and being arrangedand adapted to be moved with its mattress side in alinement with themattress side of said reversible frame.

4. A sofa-bedstead comprising a reversible the side opposite that towhich said secondframe which is triangular i-ntransverse secary' frameis connected, an elongated member tion, said frame having a seat on oneof its rigidly secured to said back frame adjacent 55 sides which isnormally uppermost and a to its pivot and extending forwardly, a stopmattress 'on another of its sides which is inon said reversible frameforsupportin the clined bcneath the seat side of said frame, a free endof said forward extension of the secondary frame pivotally connected tosaid back frame, whereby the back frame is held reversible frame at thelowermost corner from tilting forwardly in its normal posi- 60.

thereof, said secondary frame having a mat t-ion, and a member pivotallysecured to the tress thereon and lying normally under said upper portionof said back frame, said rigid reversible frame and being so arran edand member and said pivotal me, ber being aradapted, that when thereversible rame is ranged and adapted to support' the back reversed tobring the normally inclined matframe in its open position. tress sideuppermost in horizontal position, 6. A sofa-bedstead comprising areversible 15 the mattress side ofsaid secondary frame is frame which istriangular in transverse secalso brought into horizontal position in thetion, one side of said frame being'normally' same plane, and a backframe pivotally uppermost, in horizontal position, andhavmounted on therear edge of said reversible ing a seat on said normally horizontalside, frame, said back frame having 'a mattress and a mattress onanother of its sides which 20 mounted on its rear side and beingarranged is inclined beneath the seat side of said and adapted to beswung into a horizontal frame, a secondary frame pivotally con positionwith its mattress side in alinement; nected to said reversible frameincooperwith the mattress side of said reversible ative relation to thelowermost corner thereframe to constitute a continuation of the of, saidsecondary frame having a mattress 2!: same, and means on said back framefor supthereon and lying normally under said reportingthe same in itsopened-position and versible frame, and being so arranged and alsosupporting the outer edge portion of adapt-ed, that when the reversibleframe is said reversible frame. Y reversed to bring its normallyinclined mat- 5. A sofa-bedstead comprising a reversible tress side,uppermost in horizontal position,

=3 frame which is triangular "in transverse see the mattress side ofsaid secondary frame is tion, said frame having a seat on one of its,also brought into horizontal position in the sides which is normallyuppermost and a same plane, and a back frame pivot-ally mattress onanother of its sides which is inmounted on said reversible frame incooperclin'ed beneath the seat side of said frame, a ative relation tothe rearmost corner thereof,

35 secondary frame pivotally connected to said said back frame-having amattress mount reversible frame at the lowermost corner on its rear sideand being arranged and adaptthereof, said secondary frame being also edto be swung into position with its mattress triangular in transversesection and lying side in alinementovith the mattress side of normallyunder said reversible frame. and said reversible frame so'as toconstitute a at} being so arranged and adapted that; when continuationof the same, and supporting the reversible frame is reversed to bringits legs on said back frame arranged and adaptnormally inclined sideuppermost in horied-to support the same in its opened position, sontalposition, one side of said secondary and also for supporting the outeredge por-' frame is also brou lit into horizontal position of saidreversible frame in its opened tion in the same p ane, a'mattress onsaid position.

correlated side of the secondary frame, and Signed at St. Louis,Missouri, this 21st aback frame pivotally mounted on said reday of June,1910; versible frame, said back frame having a RUDOLPH OOOPERSMITHI.

mattress on its rear side and being arranged 5 and adapted to swing intoalinement with VVIUIQSSGSI the mattress side of said reversible frame toG. A. PENNINGTON,

constitute 'a continuation of the same from 1 J. B. MEeowN.

